Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is not planning to go after an immigrant from Albania who's sought sanctuary inside a Detroit church to avoid deportation, a spokesman for the federal agency said Thursday.

ICE considers Ded Rranxburgaj a fugitive after he failed to report to a Jan. 17 meeting ahead of his planned deportation, which was supposed to take place Thursday.

"He was again instructed to report to ICE, but did not report as instructed. He is currently considered an ICE fugitive," said Detroit ICE spokesman Khaalid Walls in a Wednesday statement. "As ICE Deputy Director Thomas Homan has made clear, ICE does not exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement.

"All of those in violation of the immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States."

The agency told MLive in a Thursday email that "there are no intentions of entering the church."

Church leaders said Thursday there had been no known law enforcement presence there Thursday.

ICE's policy is to avoid enforcement at sensitive locations unless agents "have prior approval from an appropriate supervisory official or in the event of exigent circumstances."

Sensitive locations include schools, places of worship, healthcare facilities and sites of religious or civil ceremonies such as funerals and weddings, as well as public demonstrations such as a marches, rallies or parades, according to ICE.

Rranxburgaj sought asylum in the U.S. in 2001 and was denied by an immigration judge in 2006. The Board of Immigration Appeals dismissed his appeal of that decision in 2009, according to ICE.

In October 2017, Rranxburgaj was ordered to be deported in January. Family members and supporters rallied in front of the Detroit ICE office on Wednesday calling for a stay of removal.